Wednesday, February 29th 7:00 pm

Richard Heinberg, The End of Growth

Corvallis High School Auditorium, Portland, OR

Admission is Free

For more information contact 54766.8229

We all take economic growth for granted - until it falters, as in 2008.
But what if the recent economic meltdown was not just an interruption
in the story of continuous economic expansion, but the first sign of the
end of growth as we know it? Will the convergence of financial
instability, the end of cheap oil, and climate change usher in an era of
contraction? In other words, do we have to adapt to a “new normal”?
Traditional economic growth is not the best measure of human health
and welfare. How might we pursue improvements in education, the
arts, health, well-being, freedom, and happiness without depending
upon ever-expanding consumption? What does a transition to a new
economy look like that doesn’t depend on a model of growth based
on cheap energy, reckless consumption and financial speculation?
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